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The Fourth Kind

  • 2009
  • PG-13
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
87K
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POPULARITY
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Milla Jovovich, Will Patton, and Corey Johnson in The Fourth Kind (2009)
An investigator (Jovovich) is dispatched to Nome, Alaska to puzzle out a 40-year-long mystery involving an extraordinary number of unexplained disappearances in the town. Her videotaped evidence looks to present the most convincing evidence of alien abduction ever documented.
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The unsolved mystery of a town in Alaska with an extraordinary number of disappearances during the past 40 years, with accusations of a federal cover up.The unsolved mystery of a town in Alaska with an extraordinary number of disappearances during the past 40 years, with accusations of a federal cover up.The unsolved mystery of a town in Alaska with an extraordinary number of disappearances during the past 40 years, with accusations of a federal cover up.

  • Director
    • Olatunde Osunsanmi
  • Writers
    • Olatunde Osunsanmi
    • Terry Robbins
  • Stars
    • Milla Jovovich
    • Elias Koteas
    • Will Patton
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    87K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,618
    378
    • Director
      • Olatunde Osunsanmi
    • Writers
      • Olatunde Osunsanmi
      • Terry Robbins
    • Stars
      • Milla Jovovich
      • Elias Koteas
      • Will Patton
    • 439User reviews
    • 187Critic reviews
    • 34Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

    Videos6

    The Fourth Kind: Trailer #1
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    The Fourth Kind: Trailer #1
    The Fourth Kind: Dr. Tyler Tries To Remember
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    The Fourth Kind: Dr. Tyler Tries To Remember
    The Fourth Kind: Dr. Tyler Tries To Remember
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    The Fourth Kind: Dr. Tyler Tries To Remember
    The Fourth Kind: Dr. Tyler Under Hypnosis
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    The Fourth Kind: Dr. Tyler Under Hypnosis
    The Fourth Kind: Dr. Tyler Tells Sheriff August
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    The Fourth Kind: Dr. Tyler Tells Sheriff August
    Author Marie D. Jones Discusses The Fourth Kind
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    Author Marie D. Jones Discusses The Fourth Kind
    The Fourth Kind
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    Top Cast26

    Milla Jovovich
    Milla Jovovich
    • Abbey Tyler…
    Elias Koteas
    Elias Koteas
    • Abel Campos
    Will Patton
    Will Patton
    • Sheriff August
    Hakeem Kae-Kazim
    Hakeem Kae-Kazim
    • Awolowa Odusami
    Corey Johnson
    Corey Johnson
    • Tommy Fisher
    Enzo Cilenti
    Enzo Cilenti
    • Scott Stracinsky
    Eric Loren
    Eric Loren
    • Deputy Ryan
    Mia McKenna-Bruce
    Mia McKenna-Bruce
    • Ashley Tyler
    Raphaël Coleman
    Raphaël Coleman
    • Ronnie Tyler
    Daphne Alexander
    Daphne Alexander
    • Theresa
    Alisha Seaton
    Alisha Seaton
    • Cindy Stracinski
    Tyne Rafaeli
    Tyne Rafaeli
    • Sarah Fisher
    Paul Stefanov
    • Timothy Fisher
    • (as Pavel Stefanov)
    Kiera McMaster
    • Joe Fisher
    Sara Houghton
    • Jessica
    Julian Vergov
    Julian Vergov
    • Will Tyler
    Ioan Karamfilov
    Ioan Karamfilov
    • Ralph
    Charlotte Milchard
    Charlotte Milchard
    • Dr. Abigail Tyler
    • Director
      • Olatunde Osunsanmi
    • Writers
      • Olatunde Osunsanmi
      • Terry Robbins
    • All cast & crew
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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      "The Fourth Kind" is a reference to scientist J. Allen Hyneks famous categories involving the sightings of UFOs. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) also referred to this scale. However, J. Allen Hynek wasn't the scientist who added the "Close Encounter of The Fourth Kind and Fifth Kind" to the scale created by him. It was added by Jacques Vallee after J. Allen Hynek passed away in 1986.
    • Goofs
      When Abbey Tyer describes being abducted, she says that she found fingernail marks on the floor which are clearly shown. However, when she is hypnotized during the re-enactment, she flies off the bed without touching the floor.
    • Quotes
      • Abbey Tyler: An encounter in the first kind, that's when you see a UFO. The second kind is when you see evidence of it: crop circles, radiation. The third kind is when you make contact. But the fourth kind, there's nothing more frightening than the fourth. You see, that one is when they abduct you.
    • Crazy credits
      Over the closing credits; there are a series of radio interviews with eyewitness to close encounters of the first to fourth kind
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: The Men Who Stare at Goats/The Fourth Kind/The Box/A Christmas Carol (2009)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • November 6, 2009 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Bulgaria
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Aboriginal
    • Also known as
      • El cuarto contacto
    • Filming locations
      • Bulgaria
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Gold Circle Films
      • Chambara Pictures
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $10,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $25,486,040
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $12,231,160
      • Nov 8, 2009
    • Gross worldwide
      • $47,719,794
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 38m(98 min)
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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